Table B. Reliability Estimates of State Totals: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Item 
Total 
Coefficient 
of variation 
(percent) 
Farms 
number 
24,721 
14.1 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: - Con. 
Land in farms 
acres 
43,201,023 
3.0 
Partnership 
farms 
1,290 
8.7 
Farms by size: 
acres 
8,536,426 
5.5 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
7,861 
23.6 
Corporation: 
acres 
28,512 
22.9 
Family held 
farms 
985 
8.7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
4,811 
14.9 
acres 
7,470,973 
3.7 
acres 
103,820 
14.5 
Other than family held 
farms 
94 
25.1 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
757 
16.0 
acres 
415,477 
14.7 
acres 
43,407 
15.9 
Other - cooperative, estate or 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
849 
16.0 
trust, institutional, etc 
farms 
742 
13.4 
acres 
69,587 
16.0 
acres 
6,296,774 
2.0 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
789 
16.0 
acres 
89,414 
15.8 
Tenure: 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
962 
15.1 
Full owners 
farms 
15,409 
17.3 
acres 
151,486 
15.2 
acres 
18,017,855 
2.4 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
455 
11.6 
Part owners 
farms 
4,643 
10.1 
acres 
89,463 
11.5 
acres 
19,359,660 
3.6 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
385 
18.4 
Tenants 
farms 
4,669 
9.7 
acres 
92,084 
18.6 
acres 
5,823,508 
4.1 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,598 
9.1 
acres 
580,600 
9.0 
Principal operator characteristics by- 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
1,723 
10.8 
Sex of operator: 
acres 
1,236,201 
10.9 
Male 
farms 
19,944 
13.4 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
1,528 
13.9 
acres 
38,408,160 
3.0 
acres 
2,170,974 
14.1 
Female 
farms 
4,777 
17.7 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
3,003 
4.8 
acres 
4,792,863 
5.1 
acres 
38,545,475 
2.5 
Primary occupation: 
Irrigated land use: 
Farming 
farms 
12,392 
10.6 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
9,639 
14.8 
Other 
farms 
12,329 
17.6 
acres 
590,104 
5.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
2,970 
21.4 
Spanish, Flispanic, or 
acres 
90,214 
9.3 
Latino origin (see text) 
farms 
9,377 
17.5 
acres 
6,099,380 
35.0 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
2,550,147 
2.2 
Race: 
American Indian or 
Farms by value of sales: 
Alaska Native 
farms 
5,202 
10.0 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
10,524 
19.9 
acres 
7,418,914 
4.0 
$1,000 
1,432 
24.2 
Asian 
farms 
29 
48.5 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
3,085 
14.1 
acres 
8,742 
35.4 
$1,000 
5,069 
13.9 
Black or African American 
farms 
39 
25.9 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,575 
15.6 
acres 
61,300 
3.1 
$1,000 
9,192 
15.0 
Native Flawaiian or 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,502 
12.6 
Other Pacific Islander 
farms 
9 
17.2 
$1,000 
17,719 
12.8 
acres 
4,046 
33.4 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,714 
10.8 
White 
farms 
19,293 
16.0 
$1,000 
23,684 
10.8 
acres 
35,527,148 
3.3 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
458 
11.9 
More than one race reported 
farms 
149 
18.9 
1,000 
9,957 
11.9 
acres 
180,873 
22.7 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
750 
12.3 
$1,000 
23,424 
12.9 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
314 
12.0 
farming by age group: 
$1,000 
13,864 
12.0 
Under 25 years 
farms 
143 
37.7 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,058 
40.2 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
405 
23.7 
$1,000 
74,022 
38.7 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
760 
19.7 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
771 
5.9 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
1,765 
12.6 
$1 ,000 
119,197 
5.9 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,252 
10.3 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
412 
4.9 
65 years and over 
farms 
6,067 
8.1 
$1,000 
143,203 
4.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
243 
3.8 
Reporting primary occupation as 
$1,000 
177,316 
5.2 
other than farming by age group: 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
315 
7.7 
Under 25 years 
farms 
75 
60.4 
$1,000 
1,932,067 
1.8 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
577 
41.1 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
1,136 
32.0 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
2,897 
19.8 
Farms with gains of ' - 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
3,818 
15.9 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,269 
13.5 
65 years and over 
farms 
3,826 
11.0 
$1,000 
563 
12.6 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
2,305 
13.2 
All operators by age group 
$1,000 
6,048 
12.9 
Under 25 years 
farms 
663 
28.1 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
1,052 
10.0 
25 to 34 years 
farms 
2,069 
26.0 
$1,000 
7,452 
10.2 
35 to 44 years 
farms 
3,423 
23.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,090 
7.7 
45 to 54 years 
farms 
7,672 
15.7 
$1,000 
17,759 
7.4 
55 to 64 years 
farms 
10,507 
13.4 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
840 
11.4 
65 to 74 years 
farms 
7,921 
10.2 
$1,000 
29,811 
12.4 
75 years and over 
farms 
4,911 
8.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,323 
6.7 
$1,000 
431,318 
5.2 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
12,796 
11.8 
Farms with losses of - 
number 
1,354,240 
2.6 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
2,107 
15.2 
Beef cows inventory 
farms 
1 1 ,004 
10.7 
1,000 
1,078 
15.1 
number 
461,595 
4.8 
$1 ,000 to $4,999 
farms 
6,084 
17.6 
Milk cows inventory 
frams 
410 
87.6 
1,000 
16,962 
17.9 
number 
318,878 
1.2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
3,514 
18.7 
Flog and pigs inventory 
farms 
211 
39.9 
1,000 
24,945 
19.0 
number 
1,294 
36.8 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
3,200 
17.0 
Layers inventory 
farms 
1,768 
32.4 
1,000 
49,246 
16.9 
number 
66,653 
20.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
1,120 
13.6 
Broilers sold 
farms 
54 
30.9 
1,000 
38,810 
13.6 
number 
1 1 ,852 
17.1 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
817 
8.5 
Aquaculture sold 
farms 
21 
26.0 
1,000 
127,039 
5.9 
$1,000 
6,909 
16.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Selected crops harvested: 
Family or individual 
farms 
21,610 
14.7 
Corn for grain 
farms 
132 
11.1 
acres 
20,481 ,373 
4.6 
acres 
33,101 
3.3 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
201 2 Census of Agriculture APPENDIX A A - 23 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
